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Documentation
MOI
Assessment
Activation/ Trauma program
Treatments / Procedures
100
GCS
What is to be assessed hourly if there is any head trauma ?
100
Acceleration / deceleration
What are the type of injuries that occur in MVA's and can occur in significant falls ?
100
Primary assessment and Secondary assessements
What are the assessments that need to be done by an RN who has successfully completed TNCC ?
100
The ED Doc initiates this level of activation
What is a trauma code ?
100
Normosol or Plasmalyte
What is the preferred IV fluid for trauma patients ?
200
BP, Pulse, Resp, Pulse Ox and type of oxygen device
What needs to be documented hourly on every trauma patient ?
200
GSW, stabbings, and impaled objects
What are examples of penetrating injuries ?
200
Distracting injury
What is an extremity injury that is painful and may distract the patient from other more serious symptoms, i.e. c-spine pain ?
200
Vocera page: "Trauma alert room...." by triage RN or the RN taking the EMS call.
How does the notify the RN's in the assignment that a patient who meets trauma alert criteria is being placed in the room ?
200
FAST exam
What is ultrasound at the bedside that the ED physician can do to detect intra-abdominal bleeding ?
300
Auto restraints, Helmet, airbags,
What are types of protective devices that need to be charted ?
300
Fall 10 days ago, hit head
What is often the history if a patient has a subdural bleed ?
300
Secondary assessment F,G,H, I
What is done after the primary assessment? F= Full set of VS, Facilitate family, Give comfort measures, History and Head to toe assessment, I - Inspect posterior surfaces
300
Phone calls made to Surgical attending, anesthesia, surgical residents, blood bank, social worker
What is the Clinical Secretary to do when a trauma code is called ?
300
High concentration oxygen or hyperbaric chamber treatment
What is the treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning ?
400
The time the surgeon was called and what time he/she showed up
What is needed to be documented by the clinical secretary for all trauma codes, trauma activations and trauma consults ?
400
Thermal, Chemical, Electrical, UV or ionizing radiation
What are types of burns?
400
crepitus Bonus: when might you see it?
What is air under the skin called ?
400
Surgery chg RN, Nursing supervisor, lab, CT, xray, all ED staff, Resp Therapy, Security.
Who are the people who receive the vocera page for Trauma Code ?
400
Sam Sling or Pelvic Sling
What is the strap that is on the trauma cart for use to stabilize a pelvic fracture ?
500
"fall from standing position", "Fell off a 20 ft roof", "Tripped and fell while walking", "felt faint and fell down", "Slipped on wet floor and fell, landing on left side", "Fell off the highest rung on a 6 ft ladder",
What is the proper way to document what happened to the patient when he fell ?
500
The organ that is suseptible to injuries to the 10-12th ribs on the left or left upper abdomen.
What is the spleen?
500
Primary Assessemnt A B C D E
What are the things you do first? : A airway, B Breathing, C Circulation / C spine, D Disability (Neuro status), E Expose patient and environmental control
500
Green reference card on the charge RN board, hanging at medcom, and in the ED Doc area.
Where can I find information on the criteria for Trauma activation levels? ( Code, Alert, Consult )
500
Stabilize it and leave it where it is until removed by an ED Doc or a surgeon
What is the correct treatment to deal with an impaled object?